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Managing Tourism in South Africa 2e equips students as well as practitioners with a combination of industry-specific knowledge and general managerial skills needed to succeed. It explores the fundamental business management aspects of tourism relating to large organisations and entrepreneurs. These aspects include financial planning, environmental and social impact, staging events, the opportunities of sport and niche tourism, as well as the importance of understanding future trends in the industry.

Managing Tourism in South Africa 2e equips students as well as practitioners with a combination of industry-specific knowledge and general managerial skills needed to succeed. It explores the fundamental business management aspects of tourism relating to large organisations and entrepreneurs. These aspects include financial planning, environmental and social impact, staging events, the opportunities of sport and niche tourism, as well as the importance of understanding future trends in the industry.

Features

  • Chapters written by subject specialists.
  • Learning outcomes, discussion points, practical exercises, review questions and definitions of key terms.
  • Websites and references to encourage further research.
  • A case study for each chapter and industry examples to enable readers to apply theory to practice.
  • Up-to-date industry trends and statistics.
  • New and updated case studies and example boxes.
  • A Career Route feature which highlights possible career paths for students.
  • New chapters focusing on events management (Chapter 8) and sport tourism (Chapter 17).

Part 1: Tourism overview
1Introduction to tourism
2The history of tourism
3The geography of tourism
Part 2: The tourism industry
4Managing visitor attractions
5Transport for tourists
6Managing accommodation for tourists
7Managing travel intermediaries
8Managing events
9The government and tourism
Part 3: Managing tourism businesses
10Managing tourism businesses
11Tourism and entrepreneurship
12Managing finance for tourism
13Marketing for tourism
Part 4: Issues in tourism management
14Managing the sociocultural and environmental impacts of tourism
15Managing the economic impacts of tourism
16Managing tourism responsibly
17Sport tourism
18The future of tourism and tourism trends
This book is suitable for students taking Introduction to Tourism or Tourism Management courses as part of a B.Com, B.Com(Tourism), a National Diploma, or Certificate programme as well as industry practitioners.
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